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Indigenous Affairs rejects Senate’s S-3 amendment on status bill

By Todd Lamirande
Jun 06, 2017

Bill S-3 was rejected by Indigenous Affairs. The bill was supposed to eliminate sex-based discrimination when determining status in the Indian Act. It was a court ordered result of the Stéphane Descheneaux case.

Todd Lamirande
APTN National News
Bill S-3 was rejected by Indigenous Affairs. The bill was supposed to eliminate sex-based discrimination when determining status in the Indian Act.

It was a court ordered result of the Stéphane Descheneaux case.

He wanted to pass status on to his three daughters.

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1 thought on “Indigenous Affairs rejects Senate’s S-3 amendment on status bill”

  1. Brenda Wesley says:

    Is INAC the law?

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